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"Alex Colville: Return" by Tom Smart. This book is published on the occasion of Alex Colville: Return. Paintings, Prints and Drawings 1994-2002, an exhibition organized and circulated by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre/ Halifax, NS: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia/ Fredericton, NB: Goose Lane Editions, [2003]. First edition. pp. 144, Bibliography, Catalogue of exhibition. numerous colour and b. & w. illus. Hardcover, grey cloth with silver title on spine (corners bit rubbed, edges on covers faded, interior is clean & unmarked). dj., unclipped (tiny creases at top of spine, bend at top of front cover, some toning to top of front & rear flaps). Very Good+ condition.Size: 9 3/4" x 11 1/8" (25cm x 28.5cm)
Published to accompany a traveling exhibition: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, 27 September 2003- 30 November 2003; Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, 20 December 2003- 29 February 2004; Museum London, London, 20 March 2004- 31 May 2004; University of Toronto Art… Read More

"Antique Furniture by Nova Scotia Craftsmen." by George E. G. MacLaren. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, [1975]. pp. 146. numerous b. & w. illus. Paperback (corners worn, spine faded). Very good condition.Size: 8 7/8" x 6 3/4" (22.5cm x 17cm).

"Atlantic Hearth: Early Homes and Families of Nova Scotia" by Mary Byers and Margaret McBurney. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [1994]. pp. 364, Bibliography, Index. many b. & w. illus. Paperback (spine faded and lower front cover, some wear, small tear on front cover, corners bent, few pages creased, interior is clean & unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 10" x 6 3/4" (25.5cm x 17cm).

"An Atlantic Album: Photographs of the Atlantic Provinces, before 1920" by Scott Robson and Shelagh Mackenzie. [Halifax, Nova Scotia]: Nimbus Publishing Limited, [1985]. pp. 168. numerous b. & w. illus. Paperback (interior is clean & unmarked, covers undamaged).Very good condition.Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (21.5cm x 28cm).

"Barometer Rising" by Hugh MacLennan. Toronto: Collins, [1941]. pp. 326. First Popular Edition. Hardcover, red cloth, silver title on spine (owner's signature on title page, typed book review inserted which had been taped to the front end paper, spine faded, top edge stained, top & bottom of spine frayed, corners bent & worn, edgeworn, small dent to back cover, waterstains to inside back cover, interior is unmarked). No dust jacket. Good condition.Size: 8 3/8"x 5 3/4" (21cm x 14.5cm). This is a "romantic-realist" work of fiction by Canadian author Hugh MacLennan. One of his earliest works, it depicts life in Halifax, Nova Scotia, during the First World War and the catastrophic events of the Halifax Explosion. It is considered a pivotal work in the history of Canadian fiction.

"Bluenose" by Monica Graham. (Stories of our Past). [Halifax, NS]: Nimbus Publishing, [2010]. pp. 121, Bibliography, Index. many illus. (b.&w. and colour). Paperback (corners square, interior clean & unmarked).Near Fine condition.Size: 8" x 5 1/2" (20cm x 14cm).

"Bluenose Ghosts" by Helen Creighton. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, [1976]. (Originally published 1957, First Paperback Edition in 1976). pp. 280. Paperback (bit worn, some marks on front cover, back corner bent, interior is clean & unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 8" x 5 1/2" (20.5cm x 13.5cm).

"Canadian Mosaic: Nova Scotia Volume." Compiled by Mrs. W. A. Turner. Drawings by Sandra A. Turner. n.p.: Women's Institutes of Nova Scotia, 1957. pp. 93. some b. & w. illus. Paperback (top & bottom of spine torn, address label on front cover, covers and margins are foxed, interior is unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 9 1/8" x 6" (23.5cm x 15.5cm).

"A Century Ago: Halifax 1871- A Picture Album." (Originally published as Rogers' Photographic Advertising Album in Halifax, NS by Joseph S. Rogers, Photography, 1871). [Halifax, NS: The Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia, 1970]. pp. 108, numerous b. & w. illus. The photographs in this album are reproduced in their actual size, approximately 6 1/4 inches by 5 1/4 inches. The originals are brown, gold-toned collodion prints pasted on heavy card. Spiralbound (edges foxed & spine also, few marks on front cover, couple of nicks on back cover, interior is clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 9 1/4" x 7 1/8" (23.5cm x 18cm).

"Decoys of Nova Scotia From the Collection of Gerald Ferguson 4 May - 21 May, 1984, Nova Scotia Collects." exhibition catalogue. [essay by Gerald Ferguson, foreword by Bernard Riordan Curator/Director]. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, [Halifax, Nova Scotia]. pp.6. 17 b & w illustrations. (wrinkled, corners bent, otherwise in good condition- no marks). Size: 12 1/4" (31cm). x 8 1/2" (21.5cm).Good condition. An invaluable reference for the decoy collector.

"Down To The Sea Again With Tales Told Under The Old Town Clock" by William C. Borrett. Halifax, Nova Scotia: The Imperial Publishing Company Limited, 1947. pp. 221. numerous line drawings in the text by Bob Chambers. Signed by the author, on title page. Hardcover, navy blue cloth, gilt title on spine (spine bumped, few stains to edges, interior clean & unmarked). No dust jacket.
Very Good condition.
Size: 8 7/8"" x 6 1/8"" (22.5cm x 15.5cm).

On the title page: "A series of broadcast talks designed to make us familiar with our City and Province, and to revive memories of bygone days and events which have made Nova Scotia, Canada's most storied Province." These books were apparently a written record of radio broadcasts about the history of Nova Scotia. There are at least five or more similar books.

"East Coast Port and Other Tales Told Under the Old Town Clock" by William C. Borrett. Halifax, Nova Scotia: The Imperial Publishing Company Limited, 1944. pp. 237. a few b. & w. illus. Hardcover, brown cloth with gold title on spine (corners bent, a few stains in text and some foxing to margins). d.w. (tattered and chipped, especially missing pieces of back cover, lower piece of spine missing, front cover partly split, also spine darkened). Very good condition, dust jacket in good condition.Size: 8 7/8" x 6 1/8" (23cm x 15.5cm) "A series of broadcast talks designed to make us familiar with our City and Province, and to revive memories of bygone days and events which have made Nova Scotia, Canada's most storied Province." These books were apparently a written record of radio broadcasts about the history of Nova Scotia. There are at least five or more similar books. (from the title page)

"From Land and Sea: Nova Scotia's Contemporary Landscape Artists." Edited by Dee Appleby. [Halifax, NS]: Nimbus Publishing, [2009]. pp. 156. numerous colour illus. Hardcover, red boards and gilt title on spine. (corners square, interior clean & unmarked). dj. (lines to surface of front cover, corners bit worn, spine faded).Very Good condition.Size: 9" x 11 1/8" (23cm x 28.5cm).

"Gideon White Loyalist." by Mary Archibald. [Shelburne, Nova Scotia: The Shelburne Historical Society, 1975]. First edition. pp. 67. 10 b. & w. illus. and map. Paperback (few marks on cover, interior clean and unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 9" x 6" (23cm x 15cm).

"Guides of the North Woods: Hunting and Fishing Tales from Nova Scotia, 1860-1960" by Mike Parker. [Halifax, N.S.]: Nimbus Publishing, [1990]. pp. 240, Bibliography. many b. & w. illus. Paperback (front cover soiled, corners a bit worn, foxing to edges, and price sticker on free, front endpaper). Very good condition.Size: 10" x 7 1/4" (25.5cm x 18.5cm).

"Heritage Houses of Nova Scotia" by Stephen Archibald and Sheila Stevenson. Photography by Gary Castle. Halifax: Formac Publishing Company Limited, [2003]. pp. 128, Bibliography, Index. numerous colour illus. Paperback (some wear, tiny tear to bottom of spine, couple marks on half-title page, otherwise interior is unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 8 1/4" x 10 5/8" (21cm x 27cm).

"Historic Bridgewater" by Tom Sheppard. [Halifax, Nova Scotia]: Nimbus Publishing, [2008]. pp. 220, Bibliography, Index. numerous b. & w. illus. Paperback (corners bit worn, interior clean & unmarked). Very good condition.Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/2" (23.5cm x 16.5cm).

"Historic Annapolis Valley: Rural Life Remembered." (Images of the Past). by Mike Parker. [Halifax, NS]: Nimbus Publishing, [2006]. pp. 162, Bibliography. numerous b. & w. illus. Paperback (little wear to corners, interior clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/2" (23.5cm x 16.5cm).

"Houses of Nova Scotia: An illustrated guide to Architectural Style Recognition" by Allen Penney. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Formac Publishing Company and The Nova Scotia Museum, 1989. pp. 145. numerous b. & w. illus. and 1 chart. Paperback (soiling on edges, some toning on page margins, price on front free endpaper, interior is clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 9" x 6" (23cm x 15cm).

"Lighthouses and lights of Nova Scotia: A Complete Guide" by E. H. Rip Irwin. [Halifax, N.S.]: Nimbus Publishing, [2003]. pp. 183. numerous colour illus. Paperback (interior clean & unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 11" x 7 3/4" (28cm x 19.5cm).